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It turns out that this product is being developed by a Halifax software company known for excellent results and attention to detail.

It appears to be an all-Canadian effort.

Here's the site, which is well underway:

Here's the introduction:

This seems poised to succeed. It relies on Google's vast database of businesses and is harmonized with other types of ratings. It has a smartphone app, so it's location aware. I rated Epicurious Morsels, Saege, Jennifer's, Common Grounds, Argyle Fine Art, Secord Gallery and Just Us.

It's not perfect:

The lowest accessibility rating is one star, which seems absurd. Does Hali-Deli deserve any star? It's completely inaccessible.

You have to rate the washroom even if you didn't visit

The mobile login is broken, so it's impossible to judge the features it might offer

The map doesn't pan with search results.

There are various small inconveniences, but the potential is great.

Bottom line? Give it a whirl! It's fun and helpful to others who pay attention to access. The bugs should go away. And it's worth getting a Ramp Up! t-shirt.

Rate five places you know - we'll organize a Mapathon later in the summer........

One in One Thousand - The forgotten legacy of James McGregor Stewart

James McGregor Stewart, 1889-1955, son of a Pictou lawyer, grandson of a Cape Breton minister, was a principal of Stewart, McKelvey, the downtown Halifax law firm. In his time he was Nova Scotia’s premier corporate lawyer, and he wrote the rules for many of our most successful and long-lived companies. He was president of the Canadian Bar between the wars. He is one of fewer than 500 Canadians to be awarded the Commander of the British Empire for services to the Empire in WW II. His obituary was in the New York Times.
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